1. CSI 4118 – UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Part 3.1(supp)
Java Socket Details (supplemental materials)
(Client-Server Concept,
Use of Protocol Ports, Socket API)
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Creating a Socket
Application calls socket function
OS returns descriptor for socket
Descriptor valid until application closes socket or exits
Common: protofamily = PF_INET, type = SOCK_STREAM or SOCK_DGRAM
In Java, create client socket:
Socket socket = new Socket(string host, int port)
create server socket:
ServerSocket sSocket = new ServerSocket(int port)
desc = socket(protofamily,type,proto);
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Socket Functionality
Socket completely general
Can be used
By client
By server
With a CO transport protocol
With a CL transport protocol
To send data, receive data, or both
Large set of operations
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Socket Operations
Close
Terminate use of socket
Permanent
In Java, socket.close();
or sSocket.close()
close(socket);
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Socket Operations
Bind
Specify protocol port for a socket
Specify local IP address for a socket
Can use INADDR_ANY for any IP address
In Java, socket.bind(SocketAddress endpoint) to bind the socket to a IP address and port.
bind(socket,localaddr,addrlen);
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6. Generic Address Format
struct sockaddr {
u_char sa_len; /*length of address*/
u_char sa_family; /*family of address*/
char sa_data[14]; /*address itself*/ }
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TCP/IP Address Format
struct sockaddr_in {
u_char sin_len; /*length of address*/
u_char sin_family; /*family of address*/
u_short sin_port; /*protocol port number*/
struct in_addr sin_addr; /*IP address*/
char sin_zero[8]; /*not used(set to zero)*/ }
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8. Socket Operations (continued)
Listen
Used by server
Prepares socket to accept incoming connections
Accept
Waits for next connection and returns new socket
listen(socket,queuesize);
newsock = accept(socket,caddr,caddrlen);
In Java, method accept() in java.net.ServerSocket class listens for a connection and accepts it.
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9. Socket Operations (continued)
Connect
Used by client
Either
Performs a TCP connection
Fully specifies addresses for UDP
In Java, connect(SocketAddress server) to connect the socket to a specific server.
connect(socket,saddr,saddrlen);
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10. Two Purposes of the Connect Function
The connect function, which is called by clients, has two uses. With connection-oriented transport, connect establishes a transport connection to a specified server. With connectionless transport, connect records the server’s address in the socket, allowing the client to send many messages to the same server without specifying the destination address with each message.
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11. Socket Operations (continued)
Send, sendto, and sndmsg
Transfer outgoing data from application
In java, java.io.PrintStream used to send data. e.g. method println()
send(socket,data,length,flags);
sendto(socket,data,length,flags,
destaddr,addrlen);
sendmsg(socket,msgstruct,flags);
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Format of msgstruct
struct msgstruct {
struct sockaddr *m_saddr; /*dest address*/
struct datavec *m_dvec; /*message (vector)*/
int mdvlength; /*size of vector*/
struct access *m_rights; /*access rights*/
int m_alength; /*size of access rights*/ }
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13. Socket Operations (continued)
Recv, recvfrom, and recvmsg
Transfer incoming data to application
In Java, java.io.BufferReader used to receive data. E.g. method readline()
recv(socket,buffer,length,flags);
recvfrom(socket,buffer,length,flags,
senderaddr,saddrlen);
recvmsg(socket,msgstruct,flags);
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